THURSDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- The children of women who
take drugs to treat epilepsy during pregnancy may be at increased
risk for physical and mental developmental delays early in life, a
large, new study finds.

THURSDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Social media played an
important role in helping identify the source of a foodborne strep
throat outbreak among people who attended a Minnesota high school
dance team banquet, a case report says.

WEDNESDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- One of every 50
prescriptions for addictive prescription painkillers in the United
States is filled for so-called "doctor shoppers" who obtain the
drugs for recreational use or resale on the street, a new study
finds.

THURSDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Relief from the massive
heat wave that has gripped the eastern half of the United States is
coming, meteorologists said Thursday, but it will take a day or two
before a Canadian cold front brings relief to cities along the
eastern seaboard.